keen
音标发音
- 英式音标 [kiːnki:n]
- 美式音标 [kiːn]
- 国际音标 [ki:n]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 敏锐的，敏捷的；渴望的；强烈的；热心的；锐利的
- n. 痛哭，挽歌
- n. (Keen)人名；(英)基恩；(德)肯；(肯)金
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的cene，意为大胆的，勇敢的；最初源自原始日耳曼语的kan，意为能够。
用法辨析
- keen的基本意思指具有锋利边缘的,即“锋利的”,指风时作“刺骨的”解; 指味道时,作“刺鼻的”解; 指批评等时,作“尖刻的,尖锐的”解; 指人、性格等时,作“热心的,渴望的”解; 指兴趣、情感等时,作“强烈的,深刻的,激烈的”解; keen指心智、感官等时,作“敏捷的,敏锐的”解。
- keen用作表语时,后面可接介词短语,动词不定式或that从句,从句中谓语动词常为虚拟语气。
adj. (形容词)
英汉例句
- This flower has got a keen scent.
这花有一种刺鼻的气味。 - This knife is very keen.
这把小刀非常锋利。 - She is really keen about the trip.
她渴望去旅行。 - The boy is keen to go to sea.
这孩子很想去航海。 - The parents were keen that their daughter should become musician.
父母渴望他们的女儿成为音乐家。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
用作表语: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
S+be+～(for sb)+to- v
S+be+～+that-clause
词组短语
- keen edge 锋利的刀刃
- keen interest 强烈的兴趣
- keen to pass the examination 渴望通过考试
- keen to visit that city 很想去参观那个城市
- keen about going to the picnic 希望去野餐
- keen about 〔on〕 music 爱好音乐
- keen of hearing 听力敏锐
- Dafne Keen 达芙妮·基恩;黛芙妮·金;达芙妮金
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
～+动词不定式
～+介词
短语
英英字典
- (EAGER) very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much
- (STRONG) extreme or very strong
- (SHARP) very sharp
- to make a loud, long, sad sound, especially because someone has died
- If you say that someone has a keen mind, you mean that they are very clever and aware of what is happening around them.
- keenly
- If you have a keen eye or ear, you are able to notice things that are difficult to detect.
- keenly
- A keen interest or emotion is one that is very intense.
- keenly
- If you are keen on doing something, you very much want to do it.
- keenness
- If you are keen on something, you like it a lot and are very enthusiastic about it.
- You use keen to indicate that someone has a lot of enthusiasm for a particular activity and spends a lot of time doing it.
- A keen fight or competition is one in which the competitors are all trying very hard to win, and it is not easy to predict who will win.
- keenly
- to lament the dead
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专业释义
- 廉价的
- 锋利的